Need datatype similar to enhanced object relation

Friday 22 December 2006 1:11:46 am

I need object relation datatype
1. with "browse" selection method
2. with single choise (i need only one related object)
3. with "Default selection node" and class filter features.

Enhanced ObjectRelation is the excellent datatype, but it doesn't have browse selection method.
Xavier Dutoit, why is it so?

Stanard ObjectRelation doesn't fit my needs also, because it doesn't support default selection node and class filter.

Object Relations datatype is very good but allows multiple selection. I'd like to limit object count to 1.
"Object relation browse" datatype has the same problem.

Could you advice me probably a workaround or another datatype?
Thank you in advance.

Saturday 23 December 2006 3:59:34 am

Hi, Xavier,

yeah, i've tried: i've uncommented a line
<option value="0" {eq( $content.selection_type, 0 )|choose( '', 'selected="selected"' )}>{'Browse'|i18n( 'design/standard/class/datatype' )}</option>

ih the file "class/datatype/edit/ezenhancedobjectrelation.tpl". Now i can choose "new" selection method "Browse" in the class editor, but it doesn't work in object editor:
1. Browsing starts not in "Default selection node"
2. Anyway i can browse for related object, even select it but I cannot save it. EOR doesn't show a selected object.
It seems it needs more changes than a line in the template.

Could you explain me, please, maybe there was a serious reason to remove "Browse" method from EOR.
I just need an attribute "Image" for my articles. I'd like to have an image as a separate field, not a part of an article text. I have an image library about 200-600 pictures as illustrations for articles. It is not possible to show 200 items in dropdown or radibutoon list, isn't it? Could you advise me something?